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twenty five oz six nays one of stench and house bill three fourteen passes Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would criminalize nearly all abortions in the state it would be the strictest law in the nation banning all abortion unless the woman's life is in danger including in cases of rape or incest the law passed twenty five to six and will take effect six months after being signed by Republican governor Kay Ivey outside protesters rallied against the bill ahead of the vote some dress like women in TV drama the handmaid's tale , the law is certain to face legal challenges from the American civil liberties union and other groups who have vowed to sue it comes after four states this year approved so called part B. bills which essentially outlaw abortions after six weeks of pregnancy just last week Georgia's Republican governor signed a heart be bill into law but the Alabama bill goes further banning abortions at any time it punishes people who perform the procedure with ten to ninety nine years in prison a total of sixteen states have introduced bills to restrict abortion rights just this year many conservative state legislatures are feeling emboldened now that the U. S. Supreme Court has a solid conservative majority last year Republican president Donald Trump appointed his second conservative Supreme Court justice of Brett Kavanaugh and abortion opponents say this year's bills mount an effort to overturn forty five years of precedent set by roe V. Wade they're hoping any challenges that the laws sent on to the Supreme Court could end with roe V. Wade overturned governor IV has not said whether she would sign Alabama's bill if it got to her desk but she is known to be a strong opponent of abortion